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It wouldn't take much to light his very short fuse. I was reading the story where he put himself out for several weeks as a QB after getting into fisticuffs with a sports reporter he did not like before a game.

I know.. what a sweet twist that is! As any Wisconsinite knows, cold is exponential -- 60 to 30 is many-fold easier than 30 to sub-zero. 30 is sweatshirt weather and, if going for a run, shorts and light long sleeves.

savage57, that would surely shock them but you will look awfully stupid dressed in your shorts and tanktop sipping a coors light while sitting ALONE in freezing weather watching the 49ers practicing.let us know how it goes.

false security(Sat forecast),good news GB,bad 49ers. With underarmor clothes masks,vaseline,Sat walk thru will be loose for road club. Wait till Sun CALI.On Sat 12/30/67 Cowboys had walk thru prior to ''Ice Bowl''Mood was upbeat. Temp was upper 20's-lower 30's little wind during practice. Famous photo shows Bob Hayes&Don Merideth with hands cupped meaning ''easy money'' for Cowboys.They truly felt they would win. Then Sunday came. You know the rest. GB must put pressure on C.K. if not he will run wild. GB also must pass if they can.Lacy will help .Remember though 3scores came thru the air in Ice Bowl. 2 to Boyd Dowler,1 from Dan Reeves to Lance Rentzel,HB option pass. The pass to Mercein on final drive was backbreaker for Dal(Landrys words).Iknow this has nothing to do with 49er game. The team who wants this one more will win,provided they don't implode from turnovers. SF is going to suffer from the cold. So will Pack. Remember Ravens BEAT SF in perfect conditios. If you are going to be cold,be cold&win.Lastly for fans,the cold will be unbearable if you are not used to winter in WI.

agreed...for all this talk about how it will be all running all the time...well, that may be true for SF...the Pack will be throwing it all over the place, the 49ers secondary is weak, the footing probably won't be the greatest. Don't be surprised to see a lot of big plays in the passing game.

No doubt... You can't really win a game just by running. You HAVE to pass it at some point, and the team that does it better will have a huge advantage. Doesn't mean it will be us for sure, but the tilts are there -- AR's bigger hands, team acclimatization, etc.

That would be true Lep most of the time but this is the Packers run defense you are talking about,the Niners with Gore and that outstanding offensive line could run it down their throats all day if they so choose.

Homer this afternoon said that the NFL should flip the early game in Cincy to late, and start the Packers at noon. Maybe could have done it earlier in the week, but too late now. They could move up the start time an hour, though...I'm really looking forward to a play-off game in GB; I am not looking forward to being in a life threatening situation.

I've been working in the elements for 35 years and rarely take a day off. With all the high tech clothing available no one should be in danger.The biggest thing for me was sweat. These guys need to stay dry and they'll be fineAs for the fans, get the gear , it's worth it.

Big time kudos, Number 41. I will be watching from here in LA but will be thinking of you and all the incredible hardy Packer fans. Wow, what a game it'll be. I hear actually that alcohol is not good in the long run to keep your body warm. Though brandy sure would taste good mixed in with that hot chocolate, I'm sure. Be sure to post after the game, Eddie, if your fingers are able to move... Enjoy the game!

As for Homer, gotta love his heart , but he's an idiot, as well as Thunder. Just an act to provoke the masses to make their jobs easier.NFL is greedy and should have put some thought into this a week ago.

labrewer, the brandy might taste good in the got chocolate, but alcohol's a mistake in thie kind of weather. It feels nice and warm all the way down, but it tends to flush the skin, and the outdoor cold will pull the heat from the body. Stick to anything non-alcoholic and hot to keep body core temperature up until after the game. Then, when you're home, it's time for a hot toddy or 6.

Actually, at the Ice Bowl, the temperature was expected to be in the 20's for the game. A cold front was moving in, but it wasn't supposed to get there until after the game. Unfortunately, they were wrong, and the cold front moved in early Sunday morning.

The NFL network ran the Lombardi/A Football Life specials the last few weeks. They talked about Vince being embarrassed about the field, after they lifted the tarps off his "baby/heated field" the field froze.

I've read some of this stuff but it was interesting to hear other comments about the game during the documentary.

Starr, Davis, Kramer, and Lombardi's son had some post special comments, interesting commentary. The guy was definitely a trend setter.

That 'NFL' episode about Lombardi was actually an HBO special done on him a couple of years ago. They just split it into two episodes, and for some reason, had somebody else narrate it (Liev Schrieber does them for HBO), even though the text of the narration was exactly the same. I know this because I taped the HBO Lombardi special and have seen it about 25 times.